Dilatation And Curettage (D&C) In A Patient With Spontaneous Pneumothorax

Abstract

A 19year old primigravida with 12 weeks gestation was admitted in our hospital with bleeding per vagina (PV). She also complained of dyspnea, fatigue, chest pain. Her x-ray chest PA view showed evidence of pneumothorax. Emergency Inter costal drainage (ICD) was placed.. After 24 hours she was posted for dilatation and curettage. General Anaesthesia was administered using injection1 mg butorphanol , 100 mg propofol and 20 mg atracurium. Airway was secured with size 3 laryngeal mask airway (LMA). At the end of the procedure patient was reversed with neostigmine and glycopyrolate and shifted to MICU without any complication